'Stay out of the sun' - Britain's heatwave is nearly at national emergency levels
Temperatures in London are topping 30 degrees.
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Temperatures in London are topping 30 degrees.
The fire has been brought under control this evening.
With temperatures set to rise again over the weekend, we take a look at how the heatwave has had affect in some northern European countries.
The fire is just two miles from the border.
Meanwhile, Irish Water has warned that water supplies may be at risk of significant restrictions or outages until the end of the year.
A greasy film, one which makes travel by car treacherous, may form on Irish roads as a consequence of melted tar mixing with rainwater
No more melty faces, please.
The warm weather means they can reach their optimal temperature without having to bask for hours.
There have been reports of new mothers and pregnant women in hospitals struggling with the heat.
Early indications are that the good weather will continue for most of next week.
12 of the dead were reported in the eastern province’s capital Montreal.
Roads have been closed and helicopter water drops are taking place.
Temple Street Children’s University Hospital has seen a spike in the number of children presenting with serious sunburn in the last week.
Ice-cream, alcohol and barbeque foods have been in high demand in recent weeks.
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe said that hospital management “should be responding to the needs of their patients”.
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In all, 39 water supplies around the country are under night-time water restrictions.
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The weather service issued the warning this morning at 11.
Not everyone is enjoying the heat.
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Latest reports from Met Éireann show that the max temperature recorded today was 30.8 degrees.
Irish people aren’t built for this AT ALL.
Temperatures are due to range between 24 to 30 degrees tomorrow, according to Met Éireann.
“This is a very serious situation and we are seeking the public’s help,” Irish Water said.
Each day will get hotter as the week goes on, and it’s because of a weather system coming from the mid-Atlantic.
Met Éireann said that temperatures will reach as high as 30 over the next few days.
A charity group has also appealed for donations of water and sunscreen.
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow temperature warning.
We took a short stroll around Dublin to see what effect the sunny weather is having.
Be sure to make use of the barbeque before the cool weather returns.
Because time is simply a concept we invented.
Over 3,000 firefighters battled the blazes yesterday.
Women are allowed wear dresses to keep cool, so?
Broken bottles, dirty nappies, discarded shoes, towels and backpacks were left behind on a Cork beach.
The UK is set for a mini heatwave with temperatures reaching the low 30s.